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Annual Report

Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A. C. (CIO)

SPIE Student Chapter

November 2009

Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A. C. Loma del Bosque #115, Lomas del Campestre

Z. C. 37150, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico Phone: (52) 477 441 4200

Fax: (52) 477 441 4200

Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica SPIE Student Chapter Annual Report, November 2009

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Contents

1. Introduction

2. Current Members List

3. Chapter Activities: January – November 2009

3.1 PhD. María Yzuel Meeting

3.2 Science and technology week: lecture for children

3.3 Science club for children and Science Museum

3.4 EXPLORA PARK: Child’s Day!

3.5 Link with the Industry

3.6 Student’s Colloquiums

3.7 Student’s Seminars

3.8 Meeting with researchers at CIO and Consultancy

3.9 SPIE Leadership Workshop 2009

3.10 Woman in Science: Sixth Year

3.11 Workshop for medium and high school students

3.12 Symposium Optics in the Industry

3.13 Visiting Lecture: PhD. Rachel Won

3.14 Barbecue with students: Recruiting Members

3.15 Event at EXPLORA PARK: World Guinness Record

4. Planned Activities for the future

4.1 Optomechatronics Workshop

4.2 Astronomy Workshop

4.3 Elections 2009

5. Financial Information

6. Current Chapter Officers: Contact Information


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1. INTRODUCTION This year was very dynamic in the SPIE Student Chapter at CIO: new ideas in

order to get a better diffusion about science and optics from the chapter

members were proposed. We worked very hard in different activities, in different

places and with different people. To spread-out the Science, especially Optics,

in all levels, was our principal goal this year.

These activities would benefit and strengthened the Chapter as a whole and our

institution. In addition to the activities proposed and implemented during 2008,

with the aid of the CIO Student Chapter, we were carrying out diverse tasks to

fulfill the Chapters three main objectives. We were encouraging members to

participate in SPIE’s international conferences and we started a new actitivy

called: Student’s Colloquium as well.

For new student recruitment purposes, we have popularized the Chapters

activities and outreach. Furthermore we have underlined the importance and

benefits of an active involvement in Chapter activities.


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2. CURRENT MEMBER LIST

During this year we still the chapter with the quantity of 28 members; some of

our members are carrying on research in foreign universities at the moment and

probably forgot to renew. Other students this month received their grade as

Master in Science or Doctorate Degree. This is the current list of members:

Name

1 Mariana Alfaro (Miss) 2 Manuel Briones Reyes (Mr.) 3 Jorge Caballero Mendoza (Mr.) 4 Erick Camacho Lazaro (Mr.) 5 Guillermo Cardenas-Sevilla (Mr.) 6 Cesar Carrillo Delgado (Mr.) 7 Francisco Chavez Gutierrez (Mr.) 8 Victor Contreras Loera (Mr.) 9 Victor Flores Munoz (Mr.) 10 Maximiliano Galan (Mr.) 11 Armando Gomez-Vieyra (Mr.) 12 Enoch Gutierrez-Herrera (Mr.) 13 Miguel Leon (Mr.) 14 Yolanda Lopez Domínguez (Miss)15 Orlando Medina Cazares (Mr.) 16 Luis Meza (Mr.) 17 Gilberto Munoz (Mr.) 18 Miguel Navarro Rodríguez (Mr.) 19 Jorge Parra Michel (Mr.) 20 Leonardo Perez Mayer (Mr.) 21 Victor Hugo Romero Arellano (Mr.)22 Saul Ruiz Berbena (Mr.) 23 Eduardo Septien Olmos (Mr.) 24 David Serrano-Garcia (Mr.) 25 David Solis Santana (Mr.) 26 Alicia Torales-Rivera (Miss) 27 Diego Torres (Mr.) 28 Paulino Vacas-Jacques (Mr.)


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3. Chapter Activities During this period, we continued organizing several activities proposed and

implemented during the last administration: chapter meetings, science club for

children, student seminars, and we made new activities as well.

3.1 PhD. María Yzuel Meeting

On March 2nd in Centro de Investigaciones en Optica it takes the meeting

between the SPIE student chapters in Mexico from INAOE, ITESM (campus

Monterrey), ITESM (campus Leon), CIO and PhD. Maria Yzuel. We talked

about different topics to increase the activities in Mexico in order to diffuse the

Optics. Around 70 students from different chapters attended the meeting. The

schedule was:

1. Opening by PhD. Fernando Mendoza (Director at CIO)

2. Lecture gave by PhD. Maria Yzuel titled: Characterization and analysis

of liquid crystal screens deposited over Si: application to diffractive optic

3. Talk to promote SPIE around the world by PhD. Maria Yzuel offered to all

students.

4. Lecture gave by PhD. Gonzalo Paez titled: Skills necessaries to manage

research projects with the industry.

5. Round table session with all students and chapters officers.

6. Event official picture.

7. Food and closing.

This event was organized by SPIE-CIO student Chapter, ending at 16:00 hours

with the handed acknowledgment over to PhD. Maria Yzuel by PhD. Eric

Rosas, president of AMO (Academic Mexican Optics).


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Figure 3.1.1 PhD. María Yzuel acknowledgment with PhD. Fernando Mendoza and PhD.

Erick Rosas

Figure 3.1.2 Official Picture with all the participants

Figure 3.1.3 Round Table session with students chapters from INAOE, TEC Monterrey and CIO


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3.2 Science and Technology week: Lecture for children

On April 22 the SPIE-CIO chapter takes part in the sixth week of Science and

Technology at Silao, Guanajuato, giving a lecture with some easy experiments

offered to children from elementary school. This talk has the objective to

promote the interest in science, especially optics, for children. The topic was

titled: ‘Fibers Optics, what are they and why are useful’.

Figure 3.2.1 giving a lecture for elementary school children

Figure 3.2.2 showing some experiments with fiber optics


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3.3 Science Club for Children and Science Museum

Science Club for Children and Science Museum are two projects managed by

the “Committee for Science Divulgation” at CIO. These activities aim to awaken

the children’s interest towards science, and physical phenomena as a whole.

The Chapter members, as well as those not pertaining to it, contribute with

experiment explanations. Furthermore, they clarify any doubts that may arise.

On January 28th some chapter members contributed with experiment

explanations in the topic of the month called: “Communications Rally” and

continuously participate in the science museum at CIO with explanations. Here

we would like to express our gratitude to Ph. D. Cristina Solano, responsible for

both projects.

Figure 3.3.1 Member of the chapter in the Science Museum

Figure 3.3.3 Science club for children


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3.4 EXPLORA PARK: Child’s day!

The SPIE-CIO chapter offered help to diffusion committee of this research

center in the annual event that is organized in the Explora Park in Leon city.

The event was on April 25 with the topic: 3D images. It was a little workshop

where the children made their 3D-glasses and they saw many kind of images,

learned about this effect and enjoyed the creativity and the enthusiasm of the

expositors.

Figure 3.4.1 SPIE student chapter CIO at EXPLORA PARK

Figure 3.4.2 Members showing some experiments and giving some explanation to parents and children


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3.5 Link with the industry

At May 13rd SPIE-CIO members visited “Tenis con Imaginación”. It is a

company that produces children’s shoes. Students attend the visit giving

professional opinions about general problems related with technology trying to

improve the quality and process on the production company. This is the first

step to get in the industry.

Figure 3.5.1 Student Chapter at “Tenis con Imaginacion”

Figure 3.5.2 some member of the chapter visiting the industry


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3.6 Student’s Colloquiums

We discuss topics about general concepts in physics, mathematics and optics

like: Vector Analysis, Fourier Transform and Wave Equations and we selected

hot topics from Magazines about physics and advances in science around the

world, as well. To strength the basic concepts in new students and to spread

out novel topics in the field of optics, is the purpose of this activity.

Figure 3.6.1 Discussing about optics and photonics

Figure 3.6.2 Members from the chapter at Student’s Colloquium


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3.7 Student’s Seminars

Sharing their experiences and talking us about what are they doing or what they

did, maybe in a stay abroad or in other laboratories of the country, some

students and researchers from CIO give a lecture to all student community and

members from the chapter.

Figure 3.8.1 Lecture offered by MsC. Daniel Ceballos

Figure 3.8.2 Lecture offered by PhD. Francisco Villa

Figure 3.8.3 Lecture offered bye PhD. Gloria Vazquez


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3.8 Meeting with researchers at CIO and Consultancy

Some members from student chapter offer their help to students giving

consultancy in some courses in order to strength several concepts and topics.

Depending on time and experience, advanced students offers this assistance.

The SPIE student chapter at CIO organized a meeting between newcomer

students and researchers in order to help them to select the best topic for their

research thesis and to show a general vision about what are doing at CIO.

Around 13 researchers and 30 students participated in this activity.

Figure 3.8.1 Consultancy offered by Jorge Oliva (Member SPIE)

(a) (b)

Figure 3.8.2 (a) PhD. Daniel Malacara and 3.8.2 (b) PhD. Cristina Solano giving some lectures to newcomer students


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3.9 SPIE Leadership Workshop 2009

The last august, the SPIE-CIO student chapter went to the event called: Student

Chapter Leadership Workshop. This workshop helped us to share experiences

and exchange information in the academic and professional lives between

students from different countries. The goal of this event, for us, was the

acknowledgment to our web-page in Chapters website competition. We won the

second place of this competition. Besides, CIO won a grant for this year through

Dr. Cristina Solano in order to organize different activities along the year to

spread out the science at all levels.

Figure 3.9.1 SPIE Student Chapter Leadership Workshop 2009

Figure 3.9.2 (a) Winners of the second place in web site competition and 3.9.2 (b) Winner of grant with PhD. Maria Yzuel


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3.10 Women in Science: Sixth Year

We happily collaborated in the logistic of the event Women in Science, like

every year, which was held at the CIO, August 19-21, where more that 900

posters were presented. Details can be found at the event webpage

http://www.cio.mx/6_enc_mujer/nuevo_index.htm.

Figure 3.10.1 Women in poster session at event Woman in Science

Figure 3.10.2 Conference at event Woman in Science

Figure 3.10.3 Member from the chapter helping during the event.

http://www.cio.mx/6_enc_mujer/nuevo_index.htm


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3.11 Workshop for medium and high school students

In order to spread and generate scientific skills and knowledge on youth people

SPIE-CIO Student Chapter organized the High School and Medium School

Optic Workshop 2009! The 3rd annual Optic Workshop was prepared from

Tuesday September 1st to Thursday September 3rd with around 120 high

school local students assisting to small talks about some optical phenomenal

like diffraction light and image formation using simple lenses. Laboratory

explanations were prepared in order to generate a scientific way to think on

youth people besides understanding the nature of light. Students interact in

experiments and demonstrations like interferometers and waveguides and learn

about wave nature of light and reflection. Practical explanations for a simple

microscopy and telescopes help us to demonstrate real and virtual images on

an easy and funny way. Holograms, polarization experiments also were

discussed.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Figure 3.11.1 (a) and (b) members from the chapter showing some experiments, (c) participants of the event and (d) introducing the concepts


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3.12 Symposium Optics in the Industry

This year, the SPIE student chapter at CIO takes part in the event organized in

Guadalajara, Jalisco on September 11 and 12 in the VII Symposium of Optics in

the Industry. In a meeting between members from other chapters, it was an

exchange sharing our experiences during the year in different activities. We

were participating along the two days in the conferences, poster session and

promotion the activities from the chapter.

Figure 3.12.1 Symposium Optics in the Industry

Figure 3.12.2 SPIE student chapter at CIO participating in the meeting between chapters


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3.13 Visiting Lecture: PhD. Rachel Won

SPIE student chapter organized the conferences at CIO titled: “Submit a paper

and Nature Photonics”, where the invited speaker was PhD. Rachel Won

(associate editor at Nature Photonics), who kindly accepted to visit our center

this year. The lecture took place at CIO from September 21 and 22. The

schedule include: visiting laboratories, conferences, poster session and round

table.

Figure 3.13.1 PhD. Rachel Won at CIO

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Figure 3.13.2 (a) Giving the lecture, (b) visiting our laboratories, (c) poster session from the students and (d) round table with students


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3.14 Barbecue with students: recruiting members

On October 23 the SPIE student chapter at CIO organized a meeting between

students in order to recruit members and reported them the activities made

along the year and to invite them to participate in the next activities. Around 80

students, members and no-members, were in this meeting.

Figure 3.14.1 Students at CIO in the activities report

Figure 3.14.2 PhD. Oracio Barbosa (advisor from the chapter) talking with the students

Figure 3.14.3 Students during the barbecue at CIO


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3.15 Event at EXPLORA PARK: World Guinness

Record On October 24, SPIE student chapter at CIO support an activity organized by different organizations including the Committee for Science Divulgation at CIO. This activity consisted in to watch the moon at the same time using a Telescope fixed. Members from the SPIE student chapter help them in order to guide in the correct use of the Telescope. This event took place in different places at Mexico including the EXPLORA PARK in the city of Leon, Guanajuato.

Figure 3.15.1 Member from the SPIE student chapter at EXPLORA PARK

(a) (b) (c)

Figure 3.15.2 (a) Showing some experiments, (b) members guiding a telescope and (c) telescopes at EXPLORA PARK


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4. Planned Activities for the Future Following the line of divulgation that we have established, running promotion

activities will be supported by Student Chapter members. We will continue with

the student’s seminars and hands on workshop for high school students,

workshops for members and the elections for the new leaders in the chapter

2010-2011.

4.1 Optomechatronics Workshop

The next month, on November 21 and 28, we are planning to organize the

optomechatronics workshop in order to have a link with the industry. This

workshop will offer several lectures and will show some experiments related

with some problems in the industry.

4.2 Astronomy Workshop

A future activity is the firs Astronomy Workshop, which one will take place at

CIO. We are planning that students build a telescope, giving the theory and to

carry out practice. We would like to have the experience and in a near future to

spread out at all the community.

4.3 Elections 2009 This year is ending. The new leaders from the chapter at CIO need to be

elected. On November we will organize the elections in order to have the new

representatives at SPIE student chapter and to continue the activities for the

period 2010-2011.


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5. Financial Information During December 2008 the Chapter received the annual transference of funds from SPIE. The initial balance for this report is $15,000 MXN (Mexican Pesos), that is to say $1,100 USD (1 USD = 13.64 MXN, rate at date received it). SPIE STUDENT CHAPTER BALANCE SHEET 2009 (MxN)

Dates Revenues Expenses Description Total December

2008 15,000 0 Initial Balance Found

from SPIE 15,000

January 2009 0 1,600 Food with members and new leaders

-1,600

March 2009 0 1,264 Meeting PhD. Maria Yzuel

-1,264

July 2009 0 401 Student´s Colloquiums -401 August 2009 0 630 Student´s Seminars -630 September

2009 0 6,359 Visiting Lecture and

Symposium -6,359

October 2009 0 1,636 Recruitment and activities report

-1,636

Total Expenses 11,890 FINAL BALANCE 3,110


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6. Current Chapter Officers President MSc. Guillermo Alejandro Cárdenas Sevilla [email protected] Vice-President MSc. Victor Ulises Lev Contreras Loera [email protected] Treasurer MSc. David Octavio Solis Santana [email protected] Chapter Advisor PhD. Oracio Barbosa Garcia [email protected] Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, A.C. Loma del Bosque #115 Col. Lomas de Campestre C.P. 37150 Leon, Gto. Mexico Phone: (52) 477-441-4200 Fax: (52) 477-441-4209 Web site: http://spie.cio.mx

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